Abahlali baseMjondolo to march today against state repression
South Africa’s biggest social movement will hold protests to denounce the harsh assault by the state that has resulted in the assassination of its members and leaders, and the persecution of dozens in the movement
As polls near, people’s movements mobilize to beat fascism and Bolsonaro
Millions of Brazilians will vote on October 7 in the first presidential elections since the 2016 coup which deposed Dilma Rousseff
Colombian community leaders arrested in latest round of repression
Alix Miriam Aguilar and José Hermes Burgos were arrested early this week in the latest crackdown on social leaders in Colombia
Brazilian women’s #EleNão campaign against Bolsonaro’s candidacy intensifies
Jair Bolsonaro, who has been referred to a worse version of Donald Trump due to his sexist, racist, homophobic, classist beliefs and policy proposals, is leading the polls for Brazilian presidential election
Latin American leaders denounce US imperialism, capitalism to the United Nations
The fiery comments from Bolivian President Evo Morales stood out for their sharp condemnations of Trump and US imperialism
Activist from Egypt’s Bread and Freedom Party sentenced to 6 months in prison
Mamdouh Makram was sentenced to prison from charges related to a 2016 government crackdown on democratic and political activists
Trial in Berta Cáceres case suspended after request to disqualify judges
The trial which was scheduled to start on September 17 has been postponed until the court resolves the petition presented by the family and COPINH’s legal team
Trial in Berta Cáceres case to begin this Monday amid irregularities
Members of COPINH denounced the fact that the Honduran state prosecution has actively worked to prevent the victim’s legal team access to the evidence in the trial.